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Autore |
Udeani Chibueze C |
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Inculturation as dialogue [[electronic resource] ] : Igbo culture and the message of Christ / / Chibueze Udeani |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York, NY, : Rodopi, 2007 |
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1-282-26537-7 |
9786612265372 |
94-012-0460-8 |
1-4356-1260-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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Intercultural theology and study of religions ; ; 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity and culture - Africa |
Christianity - Africa |
Igbo (African people) - Religion |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material / Chibueze Udeani -- Igbo Traditional Religious Understanding of the World, Human Beings and God / Chibueze Udeani -- Missionary Activities in Africa with particular Reference to the Igbos of Nigeria / Chibueze Udeani -- Short Historical Traces and Models of Inculturation / Chibueze Udeani -- Inculturation as Dialogue with the Message of Christ / Chibueze Udeani -- Igbo Culture in Dialogue with the Message of Christ / Chibueze Udeani -- Selected Bibliography / Chibueze Udeani -- General Bibliography / Chibueze Udeani. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Although Africa is today often seen, because of its large number of Christians, as the future hope of the Church, a closer examination of African Christianity, however, shows that the Christian faith has not taken deep root in Africa. Many Africans today declare themselves to be Christians but still remain followers of their traditional African religions, especially in matters concerning the inner dimensions of their lives. It is evident that, in strictly personal matters relating to such issues as passage rites and crises, most Africans turn to their African traditional religions. As an incarnational faith, part of the history of |
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